Conservatory building under construction. Spring 1900.
Source: The New York Botanical Garden’s historical photographs, in the collections of The LuEsther T. Mertz Library.
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April 27, 2011
From The Library: Skeletal Beginnings
March 23, 2011
The Garden has been awarded the 2011 Arthur Ross Award for Architectural Stewardship by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America:
For the ongoing care, magnificent restoration, and rigorous botanical research and interpretive display that makes this New York landmark one of the great green treasures in the nation and a leader in understanding and conserving our natural world.
March 16, 2011
From the Library: Palm House, March 1942
The rearranging of palm trees underway in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory—sixty-nine years ago this month. A little right…a little left…perfect! From The New York Botanical Garden’s archival photographs, in the collections of The LuEsther T. Mertz Library.
January 9, 2011
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Rosemary (in NYBG pot) and friend
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Love you, Mom <3
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Happy National Public Gardens Day! A female carpenter bee visiting the pea vines yesterday. She’s California’s largest bee.
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
This Mother’s Day don’t just go local—go native: Fill your weekend with flowers and garden parties at the city’s botanical...
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Be the change you want to see in the world.
-Gandhi
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Lovely tree peonies at the NY Botanical Garden
